[I, T]~ (at sb/sth) | + speech to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous 嘲笑；讥讽 SYN mock
He scoffed at our amateurish attempts.
他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
Don’t scoff—she’s absolutely right.
别嘲笑她，她绝对正确。
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